Usually when I’m doing a post that involves a black actress and a mainstream magazine, it’s to call out some f*ckery, so I was pleasantly surprised by Elle Magazine’s recent ‘braids makeover’ of actress Zazie Beetz.

Zaazie Beetz is one of my personal hair idols (in addition to bell hooks) because her texture is close to mine, and she, like me, is a fan of the undefined look. Plus Atlanta is one of my favorite shows…

https://www.instagram.com/zaziebeetz/

Elle enlisted the expertise of Bronx-based Puerto Rican braider Guingui for a gorgeous look that is half single braids and half cornrows. The style is absolutely gorgeous and it’s refreshing to see a mainstream magazine doing braids on a black woman. Instead of the usual approach — put braids on a white women and declare them a new and sudden trend.